In recent years, several amendments to the Construction Code were implemented, aimed at its overall simplification. However, it requires long-term efforts to achieve this goal . Last month, the Chamber of Deputies approved another significant amendment to the Construction Code that is supposed to enter into force in the beginning of next year, provided that the Senate manages to approve it in time. The proposed changes include:

reintroduction of use and occupancy permit proceedings (the right to use a completed structure will no longer be based on a notification to the Construction Authority, but rather on obtaining a use and occupancy permit)